Poverty reduction and natural resource management are core goals of the World Bank. Therefore, integrating natural resources into sustainable development is a key element of the Bank's Rural Development and Environment Strategies.
Through a cross-cutting and cross-sectoral (integrated and comprehensive) approach, the Bank aims to encourage sustainable natural resources management from the community level, to projects at national and international levels, as well as through public-private partnerships and civil society programs.
In this endeavor, the Bank addresses key issues and institutional dimensions of natural resource management in the following sectors:
- Forests and Forestry
- Land Resources Management (including Drylands Management and Combating Desertification)
- Water Resources Management (including Coastal and Marine Management and irrigation and drainage)
- Biodiversity.
Programs in sustainable forest management provide far-reaching positive impacts on biodiversity, soil, water and coastal marine productivity, and climate change. Improvements in land, and crop management can lead to conservation of precious water resources and economic benefits stemming from more efficient use of land resources. Likewise, projects focusing on water resources management – covering a broad range of topics from hydropower to water supply and sanitation – can result in improved health conditions by enabling access to safe water and to increased agricultural production through irrigation.
For more information on the Bank's work in specific sectors, please click on the links in the box on the right.
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